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Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 18 June 2025UIN 59753

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has given to civil servants on speaking at press conferences.

Answered by Georgia Gould

As per the detailed Government Communication Service (GCS) Propriety & Ethics Guidance, when civil servants are acting as departmental spokespeople they must establish impartiality and neutrality with the news media, and ensure that they deal with all news media even-handedly. GCS also provides training and support to media officers.

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